Benefits derived from recreation and sport leisure that motivate participation

Anaza, Emeka

doi:10.4314/ijah.v6i3.5

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“…In the current study, a total of thirty-three of the thirty-four parents identified social benefits as a factor for their rugby participation decision. Of academic interest, however, is that while rates of concussion can be, and have been repeatedly, shown to be highly elevated for rugby participation, no research shows that rugby offers unique mental, social, or physical health benefits compared to other team sports [ 63 ]. Further, contact forms of rugby offer no unique well-being benefits over non-contact forms of rugby [ 32 ].…”

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A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby

Anderson

White

Hardwicke

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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The purpose of this study was to explore the understandings and perceptions of risk related to brain trauma amongst parents of children that play contact rugby. A qualitative approach was taken, using semi-structured interviews with 7 mothers and 27 fathers of children that participate in contact rugby. A thematic analysis of data suggests that parents used two primary cognitive strategies to process the risk they consented to with their children’s participation in rugby; (1) minimalizing rugby risk to be equivalent to less injurious sports; and (2) elevating physical and social advantages above what they think other sports are capable of providing. From the findings it is suggested that parents who permit their children to play contact rugby are both aware of the high risks of injury in the sport, but simultaneously utilize two cognitive distortion techniques to rectify the dissonance caused between their choice to have their children play, and the salient number of concussions they observe. These results suggest that it will take properly informed consent, inclusive of concussion rates compared to other sports, in order to reduce cognitive distortion and effectively communicate risks associated with participation in contact rugby.

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A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby

Anderson

White

Hardwicke

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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“…Thus, activities considered as leisure differ with geographic location and cultural settings. Women's burden has been exacerbated by culturally underpinned expectations, such as women's submission [10]. These societal and institutionalized norms are often used to model women's behavior around men and how they need to appear.…”

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Deconstructing leisure time and workload: case of women bean producers in Kenya

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Background The notion of leisure became pronounced more than 20 years ago when women who worked on or out of the farm came home to a “second shift,” which entailed domestic work and childcare. This gap continues today not only between men and women but also among women and men. Women's challenges in terms of their leisure arise out of or are shaped by social norms and different life contexts. Method The Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) was conducted to understand women's empowerment and disempowerment status in agricultural activities in five counties in Kenya in 2017. In 2019, focus group discussions were carried out in two of the five counties to understand how men and women farmers define leisure and assess the leisure gap and its effect on women's farm and household activities. We were also interested in understanding how men's and women's workload affects leisure and other productive economic activities, resulting in empowerment and how women’s unpaid work contributes to income poverty. Result The WEAI showed that 28% of disempowerment (5DE) in women farmers is due to lack of time for leisure activities and 18% from being overworked. This means that the time indicator accounts for 46% of disempowerment in Kenyan women bean farmers. Men in Bomet and Narok spent more time than women in raising large livestock and leisure. Women in Bomet spent more time than men in cooking and domestic work (fetching water and collecting fuelwood), while men in Bomet spent more time than women in managing their businesses. Conclusion Work overload is a constraining factor to women's empowerment in bean production and agricultural productivity. What is considered leisure for men and women is embedded in society’s social fabrics, and it is contextual. This paper highlights instances where leisure provides a way for women to embody and/or resist the discourses of gender roles in the bean value chain and households to enhance food security and health.

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Spatial Characteristics of Public Active Recreational Facilities in Uyo Urban, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Ofem,

Ufot-Akpabio

2023

AJGR

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In recent times there has been increasing use of active recreational facilities in urban centers the world over. However, in Nigeria, patronage is hindered by their location and distribution. The study aimed to assess the spatial characteristics of active recreational facilities in Uyo urban, Akwa Ibom State. Empirical and exploratory methods were employed. Questionnaire was administered and field observations were conducted to gather data for analysis. A random sampling technique was used to determine a total sample size of 400 for questionnaire distribution. There were nine (9) active recreational facilities within the study area whose locations and pattern were determined using the Nearest Neighbourhood Analysis technique. The study revealed that characteristically, the active recreational facilities were located dispersed, which was a pointer to a lack of order and planning in their location. Based on the findings, it is recommended that; more active recreational facilities should be provided, optimally and equidistantly located to enhance usage.

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Benefits derived from recreation and sport leisure that motivate participation

Cited by 3 publications

References 22 publications

A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby

A Qualitative Exploration of Parents’ Perceptions of Risk in Youth Contact Rugby

Deconstructing leisure time and workload: case of women bean producers in Kenya

Spatial Characteristics of Public Active Recreational Facilities in Uyo Urban, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

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